It is the proper transfer for a Golden Knights workforce that not solely at all times makes profitable a precedence, but in addition at all times finds a technique to land the subsequent massive star it doesn’t matter what its wage cap state of affairs appears to be like like. They at all times discover a method. It is nearly as if the wage cap is only a suggestion for them and never one thing that limits their spending.
If there’s a big-name participant obtainable, you could be certain the Golden Knights are going to be in on them and possibly get them.
They managed to tug it off lately with the likes of Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo, Tomas Hertl and Noah Hanifin. They did it once more right here with Marner. And the style during which all got here collectively for them was classic Golden Knights magic.
For one, including an elite-scoring winger was an enormous want for the Golden Knights coming into the offseason, and Marner was by far the perfect one obtainable.
Second, they have been capable of get a rival workforce — on this case, Nashville — to take a participant that was about to get overpaid (defenseman Nicolas Hague) off of their arms to shed some wage.
By buying and selling Roy to Toronto as a part of the sign-and-trade, in addition they trimmed away an extra $3M.
However the greatest a part of the sequence was Pietrangelo, who remains to be owed $8.8M per 12 months over the subsequent two years, stepping away from hockey on account of a hip concern which will finish his profession. By placing his contract on LTIR, mixed with the departures of Hague and Roy, the Golden Knights abruptly had the wage cap area obtainable so as to add the highest free agent available on the market.
It at all times appears to work out this manner for the Golden Knights, whether or not by some stroke of excellent luck or by design.
It would more than likely occur once more when it comes time to re-sign Eichel to a brand new contract in some unspecified time in the future over the 12 months.
As for what it means from a hockey standpoint, Marner is a big add as a result of he is likely one of the finest playmakers and point-producers within the league whereas additionally taking part in a greater defensive sport than he typically will get credit score for. The query goes to be whether or not or not he can translate that success over to the postseason and in massive video games, one thing that was a continuing downside for him throughout his time with the Maple Leafs. He additionally appeared to change into the scapegoat for Toronto’s continued failures within the playoffs.
Possibly getting a contemporary begin away from the stress cooker that’s the Toronto hockey market will assist him. Possibly taking part in for a franchise that has truly gained one thing and located postseason success on this period may also give him a lift.
It will likely be fascinating to look at all of it play out over the subsequent few years. Vegas not solely has a monitor document of getting the big-name stars, it additionally has a monitor document for locating success with them.
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